Category: Inspiration

Celebrating new waypoints after 50

Reflections When I scroll through LinkedIn, I notice a lot of my peers are still fixated on the same goals they’ve had for a few decades: Getting the keynote slot at an industry event, reaching airline status for coveted upgrades, earning that big-title promotion. Many are still marketing themselves hard as industry thought leaders and […]

Learning to Give a Little Less

Thoughts on un-learning workaholic behavior. In this post, I am going to describe developing some new habits for Type A folks. I realize that this is easier said than done for high-performers. But these are important skills to master later in your career. REFLECTIONS Hardworking by Nature High performers with Type A personality traits are […]

Over 50? You really ARE capable of amazing things

REFLECTION I saw this poster this morning. It was 5:25 AM as I was heading in for my weekly weight training. It caught my eye. You are capable of amazing things. Yes, you are. I want to yell this from the mountaintop every time I read my LinkedIn feed, which is flooded with woe-is-me posts […]

Time to Hire a Corporate Jailbreaker?

Reflections You’re sitting at your desk, staring at your computer, feeling stuck and dissatisfied with your job. Maybe you’re yearning for something better—a chance to retire early or a miraculous financial windfall to liberate you from the grind. You know that such dreams are unlikely, yet the idea lingers. Perhaps you’ve even toyed with the […]